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PlayStation Plus February 2026 Game Line-Up Confirmed, Includes Undisputed and Ace Combat 7
Sony has announced the PlayStation Plus monthly games for February 2026, and confirmed the previously-leaked inclusion of Undisputed. Four titles will be available for PlayStation Plus subscribers to claim next month, from Tuesday, February 3 until Monday, March 2. These… Continue reading
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Did the Nintendo Switch 2 Really Have a Bad Holiday? We Asked Analysts
Since December, we’ve been seeing (and writing!) headlines discussing the seeming slowdown of Nintendo Switch 2 sales going into the holiday season. And that narrative feels right, doesn’t it? We’ve seen prices on everything rise this year, and increasing economic… Continue reading
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‘Women in Particular Were Pretty Strict When Reviewing His Design’ — Resident Evil Requiem Director Says ‘Hot Uncle’ Leon S. Kennedy Has ‘Many Fans’ at Capcom
The director of Resident Evil Requiem has said that the game’s female staff members worked hard to ensure hero Leon S. Kennedy “would make anyone’s heart throb.” Fans have praised Leon’s appearance in Requiem, which sees the rookie cop turned… Continue reading
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RuneScape Developer Jagex Insists ‘No Generative AI Will Ever Be Present in Any Asset That a Player Can Touch, Hear or Feel’
RuneScape maker Jagex has insisted it will never use generative AI to make content players actually see in-game, in one of the hardest stances on AI yet seen from a video game developer. In an interview with GamesIndustry.biz, Jagex SVP… Continue reading
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Arc Raiders and The Finals hit by ‘Extensive, Coordinated’ DDoS Attacks, Dev Says
Embark Studios’ Arc Raiders and The Finals are suffering from what the studio has described as “extensive, coordinated” Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks. The attacks were said to be “ongoing” today while the studio battles to mitigate their impact on each… Continue reading
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Helldivers 2’s New Warbond, Siege Breakers, Adds a Great Big Breaching Hammer
Helldivers 2‘s next Warbond ‘Siege Breakers’ will release on February 3. As detailed in a recent PlayStation Blog post by Arrowhead’s social media and community manager, this Warbond is for players needing “something to smash through […] towering foe with… Continue reading
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Arc Raiders’ Good Loot Is Actually Bad Loot, and That Needs To Change
The 250 hours I’ve logged in extraction shooter Arc Raiders tell you I’m hooked, but last week I read a comment on the game’s subreddit that perfectly encapsulated one of its few flaws. “If the game is about getting good… Continue reading
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Some Fallout Fans Think Season 2 Just Confirmed a New Vegas Ending Is Canon After All, but Others Believe the Showrunners Were True to Their Word
Some Fallout fans believe the latest episode of Season 2 of the Amazon show confirms a New Vegas ending is canon, while others believe the showrunners have kept their word and avoided picking an ending. Warning! Spoilers for Fallout Season… Continue reading
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Terraria Patch 1.4.5, the Bigger and Boulder Update, Sparks Highest Player Numbers in Nearly 6 Years
Terraria 1.4.5 — dubbed the Bigger and Boulder Update — is finally here, and it’s welcoming in thousands of new and returning players alike. According to SteamDB, up until the new update, Terraria averaged around 20-30,000 players at any one… Continue reading
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‘When Did It Become Trendy to Hate on a New Game?’ — as Highguard Struggles to Win Over the Internet, Video Game Developers Come to Its Defense
A number of high-profile video game developers have defended Highguard amid an online backlash during the game’s launch. The free-to-play “PvP raid shooter” was the big new game reveal at the end of last month’s The Game Awards, but developer… Continue reading
